Topic: What Boat Did you serve onPosted By: Rontini599
Subject: What Boat Did you serve on
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2018 at 12:23pm

I have a book that lists all boats:

PLEASE ONLY ASK FOR WHAT YOU NEED AND NOT ALL OF THE

FOLLOWING INFO. MOST ARE INTERESTED IN FINAL DISPOSITION

AND DATE. i CAN'T SUPPLY EVERYONE WITH EVERYTHING. SOME

HAVE PICTURES OF THEIR BOATS AND MAYBE NEED TO ADD SOME INFO.

SOME OF THIS INFO CAN BE FOUND WITH A GOOGLE SEARCH ALSO.

**My source is the U.S. Naval Submarine Force Information Book by Jim

Christley

Class//Variant

Built at

Laid down

Launched

Sponsor

Commissioned

First CO

Decommissioned

Strike Date

Final Disposition

# of War Patrols if appllicable

If lost, where and # of Crew

Length, Bean, Displacement

Test Depth

Personel/complement

# shafts/engines

battery type and mfg

Reactor type if applicable

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Replies: Posted By: Dan Ashley
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2018 at 10:28pm

What about me? I never served on a submarine, just an old tincan!

-------------DLAshley

Posted By: Runner485
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2018 at 1:20am

I got just the book for an old Tin Can sailor like yourself Dan. A terrific book about tin cans during WWll and a major battle they fought in against over whelming odds against larger Jap ships. It's called:

The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors, by James D Hornfischer

An outstanding read.

-------------DBFJoeSS485,CVA42Holland ClubMid-Atlantic Base

Posted By: Dan Ashley
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2018 at 9:09am

I will have to look that up, Thank You!

-------------DLAshley

Posted By: Rontini599
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2018 at 9:24am

Hi DAn: Good hearting from you.

You may not be a Sub guy but you have more of a connection to them than many of the guys who hang out here.

I would guess 50% do NOT know your history and connection.

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Posted By: Dan Ashley
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2018 at 10:20pm

Oh I think the Gold Star kinda gives it away. To those who may not know me, my son MM2 Joseph Ashley lost his life on the USS San Francisco SSN 711 back in 2005. The crew here on Rontini's BBS has had the highest of support that got me through the ordeal. I will never forget.

-------------DLAshley

Posted By: Flapper
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2018 at 6:07pm

We long-timers here lived through the tragedy with you, Dan. What are shipmates for, if not support in troubling times?